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Argyreia (silvery, referring to the under side of the Lvs.). Convolvulaceae. Silver Weed. Asiatic tender climbers allied to Ipomoea, sometimes grown in the open.
 
Argyreia (silvery, referring to the under side of the Lvs.). Convolvulaceae. Silver Weed. Asiatic tender climbers allied to Ipomoea, sometimes grown in the open.
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Lvs. usually large, silvery, tomentose or villous beneath: cymes usually few-fld.; corolla campanulate; sepals 5.—They require too much room before flowering to be popular in Amer. A. cuneata is one of the dwarfest and most floriferous kinds. Prop., by cuttings or seeds, the former over bottom heat. About 25 species.
 
Lvs. usually large, silvery, tomentose or villous beneath: cymes usually few-fld.; corolla campanulate; sepals 5.—They require too much room before flowering to be popular in Amer. A. cuneata is one of the dwarfest and most floriferous kinds. Prop., by cuttings or seeds, the former over bottom heat. About 25 species.
  
A. Pierreana, Hort.(?). Corolla funnel-shaped, white tinted with rose. Tonquin. R. H. 1906:560. See p. 3566.
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A. Pierreana, Hort.(?). Corolla funnel-shaped, white tinted with rose. Tonquin.
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 
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Argyreia (silvery, referring to the under side of the Lvs.). Convolvulaceae. Silver Weed. Asiatic tender climbers allied to Ipomoea, sometimes grown in the open.

Lvs. usually large, silvery, tomentose or villous beneath: cymes usually few-fld.; corolla campanulate; sepals 5.—They require too much room before flowering to be popular in Amer. A. cuneata is one of the dwarfest and most floriferous kinds. Prop., by cuttings or seeds, the former over bottom heat. About 25 species.

A. Pierreana, Hort.(?). Corolla funnel-shaped, white tinted with rose. Tonquin.


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